Research Article

An overview of the medical waste disposal of Turkey

Volume: 3 Number: 2 August 24, 2020
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An overview of the medical waste disposal of Turkey

Abstract

Among the general wastes, medical wastes originating from health institutions have the status of special wastes. Since there are infected, pharmaceutical, pathological, various chemical and radioactive wastes as well as pointed and cutting tools in the waste of health institutions, they must be collected and treated separately from general wastes. Medical waste poses a serious environmental risk if it is not collected, transported and disposed of properly. In this study, it shared information and statistics related to medical waste control in Turkey

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Engineering

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

August 24, 2020

Submission Date

March 25, 2020

Acceptance Date

August 20, 2020

Published in Issue

Year 2020 Volume: 3 Number: 2

APA
İnan, O., Kumaş, K., & Akyüz, A. Ö. (2020). An overview of the medical waste disposal of Turkey. Scientific Journal of Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, 3(2), 59-62. https://izlik.org/JA66PK69PB
AMA
1.İnan O, Kumaş K, Akyüz AÖ. An overview of the medical waste disposal of Turkey. Techno-Science. 2020;3(2):59-62. https://izlik.org/JA66PK69PB
Chicago
İnan, Onur, Kazım Kumaş, and Ali Özhan Akyüz. 2020. “An Overview of the Medical Waste Disposal of Turkey”. Scientific Journal of Mehmet Akif Ersoy University 3 (2): 59-62. https://izlik.org/JA66PK69PB.
EndNote
İnan O, Kumaş K, Akyüz AÖ (August 1, 2020) An overview of the medical waste disposal of Turkey. Scientific Journal of Mehmet Akif Ersoy University 3 2 59–62.
IEEE
[1]O. İnan, K. Kumaş, and A. Ö. Akyüz, “An overview of the medical waste disposal of Turkey”, Techno-Science, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 59–62, Aug. 2020, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA66PK69PB
ISNAD
İnan, Onur - Kumaş, Kazım - Akyüz, Ali Özhan. “An Overview of the Medical Waste Disposal of Turkey”. Scientific Journal of Mehmet Akif Ersoy University 3/2 (August 1, 2020): 59-62. https://izlik.org/JA66PK69PB.
JAMA
1.İnan O, Kumaş K, Akyüz AÖ. An overview of the medical waste disposal of Turkey. Techno-Science. 2020;3:59–62.
MLA
İnan, Onur, et al. “An Overview of the Medical Waste Disposal of Turkey”. Scientific Journal of Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, vol. 3, no. 2, Aug. 2020, pp. 59-62, https://izlik.org/JA66PK69PB.
Vancouver
1.Onur İnan, Kazım Kumaş, Ali Özhan Akyüz. An overview of the medical waste disposal of Turkey. Techno-Science [Internet]. 2020 Aug. 1;3(2):59-62. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA66PK69PB